Sunday 22 October 2017

Mobile Satellite Services Market Trends: Drivers and Growth Prospects 2024

Mobile Satellite Services Market
The global Mobile Satellite Services Market is anticipated to reach USD 5.53 billion by 2024 on account of its rising demand as it facilitates advanced services where one can send or receive information from any remote location despite the absence of necessary infrastructure. Furthermore, the usage of satellite communication services in the disaster management areas in developed regions is expected to boost the market over the forecast period.

In 2016, maritime was the largest application segment of the market on account of the lack of definite communication infrastructure over sea routes. Increasing accidents on the sea routes and need for proper communication at the time of such events are anticipated to drive the demand for satellite communication.

Messages are conveyed through voice and data services within the MSS market. Conventionally, data has been the largest segment of the market representing that majority of the communication in the form of encrypted codes due to the high level of security offered by it. Sectors such as aviation and defense are the largest users of the service. Nonetheless, voice services are expected to witness growth as a result of increasing technology and communication system.

North America held the significant share in 2016 by contributing to over 30% of the overall market share due to the extensive usage of the technology. However, Asia Pacific is expected to witness a lucrative growth due to the increasing use of satellite devices in the defense, government and transportation applications. The launch of 104 satellites by ISRO in February 2017 along with the future planning of more number of a satellite launched is expected to provide an opportunity for growth of the market over the projected period.

The market is consolidated with the presence of a limited number of players. Majority of the global companies implement strategies of acquiring the leading domestic players to increase their production capacity and expand their presence in different regions. For instance, EchoStar Corp. acquired Solaris Mobile Ltd., an MSS operator based out of Dublin, Ireland in January 2014.

The leading players operating in the mobile satellite services include Inmarsat plc.,Globalstar, Iridium Communications Inc., Thuraya Telecommunications Company, EchoStar Corporation, INTELSAT, ORBCOMM, ViaSat Inc., Singtel, and Telstra.

Hexa Research has segmented the global mobile satellite services (MSS) market based on service, application, end-use and region:

Segmentation by service, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
• Data
• Voice

Segmentation by application, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
• Maritime
• Aviation
• Land

Segmentation by end-use, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
• Defense
• Government
• Transportation
• Mining
• Oil & Gas
• Others

Segmentation by region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
• North America
    • U.S.
• Europe
    • Germany
    • UK
• Asia Pacific
    • China
    • India
• Central & South America
• Middle East & Africa

Key players analyzed
• Inmarsat plc.
• Globalstar
• Iridium Communications Inc.
• Thuraya Telecommunications Company
• EchoStar Corporation
• INTELSAT
• ORBCOMM
• ViaSat Inc.
• Singtel
• Telstra


Tuesday 17 October 2017

E-book Market Growth Driven by Increasing Penetration of Smartphones for Reading Purposes

The global E-book Market is set to reach USD 29.43 billion by 2024, primarily driven by the advancement in technology, rising population of educated youth, increasing smartphone penetration across the globe, government policies promoting smart education, free accessibility and e-book reader applications. Moreover, the availability of an online translation of e-book in various local languages is anticipated to drive the market over the forecast period.

Asia Pacific is anticipated to witness the fastest growth over the forecast period on account of rising adoption of smartphones and other digital reading platforms such as Adobe eBook platform and Kindle. India and China have a large number of educational institutes than any other country in the region. These educational institutes are preferring e-books over the conventional books to reduce the space as well minimize the cost attached to with paper books.

Over 60% of the books sold in this region are educational owing to the higher number of educational institutes. Preference of digitalization, especially journals in STM (Science, Technology and Medicine), to access a larger volume of data seamlessly is expected to propel growth. This factor is expected to drive the growth of the nonfiction & education segment, resulting in 28.4% contribution to the overall market by 2024.
Fictional books contributed to the largest revenue share in 2016. The demand for the genre has been increasing on account of consumer preference for leisure reading, and the segment is expected to grow at a 7.8% CAGR over the forecast period.


The industry has been characterized by the presence of big companies that have been operating in the market for a substantial period including Amazon, Hachette, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House and Kensington Publishing. These companies have been focusing on marketing strategies on expanding the reach of the market to consumers located in urban as well as rural areas. These companies are also expanding their user base within cities.

For instance, Kindle Unlimited is a new feature launched by the firm which gives users access to the thousands of audiobooks and e-books every month. This app also has a library management feature which helps readers to organize e-books without any difficulties. The popularity of digitization and accessibility is expected to grow in tandem with the development of digital books industry.

Hexa Research has segmented the global E-book market based on genre and region:

Segmentation by Genre, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
• Fiction
• Nonfiction & education
• Literature
• Children’s book
• Comics & graphic novels
• Others

Segmentation by Region, 2014 - 2024 (USD Million)
• North America
    • U.S.
• Europe
    • Germany
    • UK
• Asia Pacific
    • China
    • India
• Rest of World

Key players analyzed
• Amazon
• Hachette
• Harper Collins
• Penguin Random House
• Kensington Publishing
• Bloomsbury India
• LuLu

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